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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Building Access Badge Accounts BOCES officials did not properly manage and monitor badge accounts used to access BOCES buildings. Badges that … longer needed out of the 87 active non-employee individual badge accounts. They also created 25 duplicate accounts in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… all collections at the golf course were properly accounted for and deposited. Officials did not maintain records … all collections were recorded, deposited or remitted. For the 2023 fiscal year, 30% of the golf course deposits … supported or approved. Auditors reviewed leave records for 27 of the town’s 80 employees and determined that 373.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… Report, but also displays funding, staffing levels and service performance for 36 city agencies. This data is … Probation, Parks and Recreation and the Taxi and Limousine Commission. For example, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services is processing civil service exam results more quickly, from 323 days in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $24,239 that they should have. Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (Dutchess County) District officials did not ensure all employee payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, monitored, … the board did not provide adequate oversight, segregate payroll duties or develop compensating controls or develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… The audit found that NYCPS did not always follow required placement policies, which set how certain groups of students … to ensure every student is matched according to the placement rules.” Each year, more than 70,000 eighth graders … for schools with diversity in admissions policies. Manual Placement Problems Auditors found that more than 200 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… was paid for practitioner, pharmacy, inpatient, lab, and clinic claims that did not comply with Medicaid policies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMattituck Fire District – Claims Audit (2025M-48)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) of the Mattituck Fire District (District) effectively audit … 30, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area An effective audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/mattituck-fire-district-claims-audit-2025m-48York Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-19)
… and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … remedial actions on the three outlets as a follow-up test of those water outlets showed lead levels were now below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/york-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-19Village of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-83)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Village of Sherburne … essential services. The Village has four operating funds: electric, general, sewer and water. The Village’s 2024-25 … In addition, the Board did not have written multiyear capital and financial plans, or a written fund balance policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/04/03/village-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-83Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
… forth in Article 6 of the Public Officers Law (§§84-90), is designed to ensure public access to government records. … are sent to you. Include your email, mailing address and a telephone number where you can be reached during business … page for an alternative means to request such records. What Happens After Your FOIL Request Is Received Within five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/foilOpinion 92-43
… repair and maintenance of bridges and to control snow and ice. The policies and procedures may reference the … to repair and maintain bridges and to control snow and ice, without prior board approval, within the amounts … repair and maintenance of bridges and to control snow and ice pursuant to Highway Law, §140(2), because such a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43VIII.1.B Revenue Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… include, but are not limited to, the following types of transactions: Transfer of receipts between funds and … deposits should be recorded to the account code which best accounts for the type of receipt. See Chapter IV, Section 3.B … and prior which must use “GLE”. See Section 1 – Accounts Payable Journal Voucher & General Ledger Journal Entries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1b-revenue-transfersComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… submit monthly reports to the state Justice Court Fund on time. Village of Perry – Water Accountability (Wyoming County) Village officials do not have written procedures for reconciling the water produced by the village’s water system, as measured by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… (SED) has adequate controls over the cash advance accounts it oversees to ensure the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate business … are issued from agency appropriations and the cash is transferred from the State Treasury to a local bank … SED has adequate controls over the cash advance accounts it oversees to ensure the money is properly accou …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/08/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsMiller Place Fire District – Credit Cards (2024M-58)
… Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured that credit card charges were properly approved, supported and for … Key Findings The Board did not always ensure that credit card charges were properly approved, supported and for … Board. Commissioners approved and audited their own credit card charges totaling $14,544 and 25 charges totaling $10,005 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/09/13/miller-place-fire-district-credit-cards-2024m-58Oakfield-Alabama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-103)
… not need because they did not cancel the software license renewal timely. Recommendations The audit report includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/oakfield-alabama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-103Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2016M-177)
… statutorily allowed transfers between reserve funds to best align funds with long-term needs and/or use the funds to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2016m-177Jericho Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-328)
… 1, 2014 through May 24, 2016. Background The Jericho Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay … Jericho Union Free School District Financial Management 2016M328 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/jericho-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-328Beacon City School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-20)
… outlines the expectations and requirements of the claims auditor. The Board did not provide purchasing policies for the claims auditor to use as guidance when auditing the claims related … that do not require competitive bidding. The claims auditor did not ensure that sufficient funds were available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/beacon-city-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-20